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fionalovesshrek
True Blue Farmgirl
186 Posts
Paige
kinston
North Carolina
USA
186 Posts |
 Posted - Sep 08 2008 : 5:18:28 PM
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When dealing with houseflies, I find that Windex works wonders. Simply spray the offending winged creature with Windex until he falls to the nearest flat surface, and quickly wipe him up with toilet paper(being sure to apply a little pressure to finish him off) and toss the paper into the trash. This makes your room smell lovely, gives the windows and sills a likely needed washing and doesn't throw ones arm out as does the violent slashing of the disgusting fly swatter. In our house we use Clorox green works all natural window cleaner with great success.
Try this tip the next time your house is woefully overrun with houseflies.
P~
www.fionaswampington.blogspot.com
http://homespunhensfarmgirlchapter.blogspot.com/
Man, despite his artistic pretensions, his sophistication, and his many accomplishments, owes his existence to a six inch layer of topsoil and the fact that it rains. |
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mommom
True Blue Farmgirl
854 Posts
Susan
Lancaster
Pennsylvania
USA
854 Posts |
Posted - Sep 08 2008 : 5:22:32 PM
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| Okay, that's one I hadn't tried! When the flies are really bad around here we put a basin of cheap soda on the sidewalk and they dive in like B52 bombers! Susan |
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deeredawn
True Blue Farmgirl
2306 Posts
Dawn
Cordova
TN
USA
2306 Posts |
Posted - Sep 10 2008 : 05:26:52 AM
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We do the soda thing too, except we add a little dishsoap to it so that the soap coats their wings and they cant fly anywhere. Works for bees too, although with the bee population decreasing it might be a good thing to keep somewhere inside just for the flies!
Dawn M. Sista #279 (big grin!)
http://harvestthymefarm.blogspot.com
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"I figure if a girl wants to be a legend, she should go ahead and be one!"...Calamity Jane |
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deeredawn
True Blue Farmgirl
2306 Posts
Dawn
Cordova
TN
USA
2306 Posts |
Posted - Sep 10 2008 : 05:27:54 AM
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We do the soda thing too, except we add a little dishsoap to it so that the soap coats their wings and they cant fly anywhere. Works for bees too, although with the bee population decreasing it might be a good thing to keep somewhere inside just for the flies!
Dawn M. Sista #279 (big grin!)
http://harvestthymefarm.blogspot.com
http://gypsycowgirlcreations.blogspot.com
"I figure if a girl wants to be a legend, she should go ahead and be one!"...Calamity Jane |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
11381 Posts |
Posted - Sep 10 2008 : 07:38:21 AM
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We are for sure having fly season right now...this time of year they get really bad for a few weeks..their last Hoorah I guess before freezing...and I am fighting them constantly. I hate the fly swatter. I hadn't though of windex for the flies...I do use it on ants when we have had them (not much here, but in Calif..wow!) but here I hadn't..thanks for the tip!
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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lisamarie508
True Blue Farmgirl
2648 Posts
Lisa
Idaho City
ID
USA
2648 Posts |
Posted - Sep 10 2008 : 11:17:23 AM
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I use windex to kill wasps and spiders (especially those really fast ones that jump). Never thought to try it on the flies. They don't seem to stay at the windows very long. They're buzzing around here like crazy lately.
Farmgirl Sister #35
"If you can not do great things, do small things in a great way." Napoleon Hill (1883-1970)
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marcy jo
True Blue Farmgirl
453 Posts
Marcy
Wawaka
Indiana
USA
453 Posts |
Posted - Sep 10 2008 : 3:32:17 PM
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| Wow! I never heard of using soda or Windex. The flys get so bad at my house that I simply can not stand it. Once we kill them, my little dog will dispose of their carcasses!! Thanks for the ideas! |
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luvnlife
True Blue Farmgirl
82 Posts
Michele
Quincy
WA
USA
82 Posts |
Posted - Sep 10 2008 : 4:54:13 PM
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Thanks for the windex and soda tips! I've never heard of either one and since I have four horse, flies are just part of the package. I'm going to try this ASAP!
Family life is the source of the greatest human happiness. This happiness is the simplest and least costly kind, and it cannot be purchased with money~Havighurst
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fionalovesshrek
True Blue Farmgirl
186 Posts
Paige
kinston
North Carolina
USA
186 Posts |
Posted - Sep 11 2008 : 5:51:36 PM
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The Windex doesn't kill the fly, it just seems to stun it and make it drop, then you are ready with a toilet paper wad and squoosh him good and dead...
P~
www.fionaswampington.blogspot.com
http://homespunhensfarmgirlchapter.blogspot.com/
Man, despite his artistic pretensions, his sophistication, and his many accomplishments, owes his existence to a six inch layer of topsoil and the fact that it rains. |
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nampafarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
494 Posts
Kim
Nampa
ID
USA
494 Posts |
Posted - Sep 19 2008 : 10:13:06 AM
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I use my vaccumm cleaner to suck them up.
Kim
Farmgirl Sister # 302 |
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Jessi Lynn
True Blue Farmgirl
144 Posts
New York
USA
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Posted - Sep 30 2008 : 08:17:20 AM
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| If you don't mind spending a little money, there's cluster buster traps. You stick them to the inside of your window and when the flies fall inside a powdered substance (eggshells) sticks to their feet and they can't fly. www.lehmans.com |
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SheilaC
True Blue Farmgirl
1948 Posts
Sheila
Vermont
USA
1948 Posts |
Posted - Oct 01 2008 : 7:39:23 PM
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| What was that movie where the dad used windex on everything? The In-laws or Meet the Parents, something like that?! :) |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
11381 Posts |
Posted - Oct 01 2008 : 10:19:55 PM
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That was in My Big Fat Greek Wedding Sheila..I loved that movie!!
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
http://www.auntjennysworld.blogspot.com/ visit my little online shop at www.auntjenny.etsy.com |
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Hanalu
True Blue Farmgirl
123 Posts
Hana
Redwood City
California
USA
123 Posts |
Posted - Oct 02 2008 : 11:36:29 PM
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| Once my boyfriend, who HATES flies (I guess everybody does, huh?) went NUTS with the Windex trying to stun baby flies that had hatched in my apartment! (It was really quite funny!)I was shocked at how many flies were swarming around! So gross! The Windex totally works!!! |
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peachy
True Blue Farmgirl
593 Posts
Melissa
Fennville
MI
USA
593 Posts |
Posted - Oct 07 2008 : 2:01:40 PM
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I am so glad that I read this! I've never heard of Windex or Soda and I feel like I'm being invaded right now! Here's one for fruit flies that works though...apple cider vinegar and acouple drops of dish soap in a small clear glass (I'm not sure why the glass has to be small and clear but it works like a charm!)
Melissa
Farmgirl sister #360
Life isn't about waiting for the storms to pass...it's about learning to dance in the rain! |
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Kelly Wall
True Blue Farmgirl
430 Posts
Kelly
Apison
TN
USA
430 Posts |
Posted - Oct 11 2008 : 07:02:18 AM
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A really inexpensive way to keep flies out of your house is to fill a ziplock baggie with water and hang it over your doorway (outside). My mom did this and it works! The baggie just has to be hung with taks.
Kelly
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